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The Haas family, which originated in Reckendorf, Bavaria, established itself as one of the leading Jewish families of the Pacific Coast. Koppel and Fanny Haas had seven children (four boys and three girls) in Reckendorf. The boys, Jacob, Sam, Abraham, and William (Wolf), all immigrated to the United States in the middle of the nineteenth century as did their older cousins, Charles, Samuel, and Kalman, who established a successful grocery business (Haas Brothers) in Portland, Oregon.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Abraham Haas: Purveyer of Food Stuffs, Wholesale & Retail, Part 2, Los Angeles". Jewish Museum of the American West . Retrieved April 21, 2014.
- ↑ "Abraham Haas correspondence, 1885-1886". Online Archive of California. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
- ↑ The Builders of a Great City: San Francisco's Representative Men. Vol. 1. San Francisco Journal of Commerce Publishing Co. 1891.
- ↑ "The Pony Express, Volumes 16-18 - Kalman Haas 1829-1920". The Pony Express. June 1949.
- 1 2 3 4 "Abraham Haas: Purveyer of Food Stuffs, Wholesale & Retail, Part 1, Los Angeles". Jewish Museum of the American West . Retrieved April 21, 2014.
- ↑ Smart and Final History Archived 2011-12-05 at the Wayback Machine retrieved April 21, 2014
- ↑ "Family tree of Sigmund Stern". Geneanet. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
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